Biennale People - Watching the Watchers

Providing an international platform for art, architecture, cinema, music, theatre and dance, the Venice Biennale always draws crowds of aficionados, enthusiasts and the curious.  The opportunity to observe, interact and engage in these events is a unique experience, allowing the visitor to be involved in an exclusive club, slightly mysterious, almost otherworldly.  Often, we come away bemused yet still satisfied by the experience.  And every visit is different, enticing us to return repeatedly.

For the street photographer, a people watcher,  the Biennale of art and architecture is a dream.  A chance to wander among, and capture, players upon a strange stage, whilst seeking out characters, behaviours and reactions.  As artworks are contemplated, installations navigated and displays perused, the photographer’s eye is very often drawn from the spectacle to the observers themselves, caught in moments of distraction, respite or contemplation. The watchers become the watched.